Summaries of Fuels and Materials Development Programs
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Published: 1961
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edgar C. Norman
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Published: 1966
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 286
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs a result of the reduced nuclear power demand and the growing concerns over the potential proliferation of sensitive nuclear materials, there has not been a necessity to make immediate decisions regarding near-term reprocessing and breeder reactor commercialization. Programs which formed the basic thrust of nuclear development in the early 1970's have already been adjusted: increased emphasis on problems of radioactive waste management; increased attention to nonproliferation objectives and subsequent reorientation of the overall fuel cycle and breeder programs; increased emphasis on a once-through light-water reactor technology; increased concern for a more detailed knowledge of the uranium resource base; reorientation of the uranium enrichment programs; and exploration of alternative fuel cycles (such as thorium) to minimize the use of plutonium. Nevertheless, major strategic decisions still loom over breeder commercialization, the breeder's requisite demand for reprocessing, and the future role of more proliferation-resistant nuclear technologies. The current program in the United States is organized to provide the necessary technology for the reprocessing of breeder fuels on a timetable that is consistent with the reactor development and demonstration program. Also addressed in this paper are the present day concerns of environmental protection, safety, nuclear material safeguards, and proliferation resistance. It is structured on the well-known Purex processing method but includes new efforts aimed at advanced and alternative fuels. At the present time, the program consists mainly of a generic effort that is planned to progress through an integrated equipment engineering demonstration to an eventual pilot-plant operation. Each of these facilities is viewed as a test bed for advanced and alternative processing steps to address the many significant technical and political issues. 16 figures.
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
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Published: 1974
Total Pages: 164
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Published: 1974
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. F. Weissenberg
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Published: 1968
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 78
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Published: 1969-12
Total Pages: 154
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